Singspiel for narrator actors (ad lib.) children's choir and concert band-Full Score and Study Score of this work are available for sale.A set of individual parts are for rental only not for sale.Prices and conditions are available on request.Please contact: Hal Leonard Europe Distribution BV - RentaldepartmentE-Mail: rental@halleonardeurope.nl In this musical drama composed in honour of the 150th anniversary of the death of Jacob Grimm in 2013 song and spoken word continually alternatewith one another. The orchestra also plays an important role giving the entire work great variety in terms of content but also in terms of sound. Es war einmal… (Once Upon a Time) can be performed in concert and also creates an opportunityfor a partially staged production.

For Nine Male Voices And Orchestra-Luminous Body is a collaboration between Nico Muhly and Craig Lucas written in the period immediately following their narratively charged opera 'Two Boys'. Luminous Body is as a result abstract and poetic in gesture and form. The text interpolates among other things stylized versions of the teachings of Christ Buddha Mohammed and Plato; these are scrambled and re-contextualized and in a sense serve as background for the textures of the combination of nine male Voices and Orchestra.Part 1 introduces the chord structure that governs the entire piece and ends with the repeated words ?only your will is your own.?The second and third parts loosely dealing with the Devil and the importance of choosing one?s words are based on drones generated by the Voices and the strings; the constant (but slightly morphing) texture is meant to be meditative and vague. Muhly always wanted to set the Beatitudes and Craig paraphrased them beautifully here; the tenors intone the word ?blessed? over and over while the strings and winds reiterate the passacaglia from the opening of the piece. The fifth and final part is a series of proverbs. The Orchestra begins in a series of loose ecstatic drones which increase in intensity (?Make your own family!?) until you jump suddenly to the garden of Gethsemane where Christ was betrayed while his disciples slept. ?Why are you sleeping? Couldn?t you stay awake for one more hour?? he asks while the strings and winds lazily chant in the background.Luminous Body was premiered by The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Cantus.

from Les Misérables-This touching ballad from the landmark musical Les Mis?rables established itself as a classic long before Susan Boyle's sensational performance or the stunning 2012 motion picture. This skillfully craftedarrangement can be used to feature a vocalist or any number of instrumental solos (including Clarinet Alto Sax Trumpet or F Horn). Sure to be a showstopper wherever it is performed. 3:00

Prologue : 1mn 07sAntiquité : 3mn 41sAvènement des Romains- Intro : 37s- Canon et Coda : 3mn 25sFondation ecclésiastique Prémices : 2mn 48sGrégoire le Grand : 3mn 37sLe temps des chevaliers Chanson des croisades : 1mn 48sLa belle se siet : 2mn 58sAvènement de la polyphonie Organum et édifice polyphonique : 4mn 12sRenaissance Quattrocento : 4mn 14sLe XVIème siècle : 2mn 35sDu baroque à la bossa : 4mn 41sDu classicisme : 6mn 40sRuptures vers l'impressionnisme : 3mn 44sModernité : 5mn 28s / Choeur Et Orchestre

Instrumental Accompaniment Set-Includes: Full Score 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets 2 Bassoons 2 Horns 2 Trumpets 2 Trombones (Tenor And Bass) Tuba Timpani Percussion Harp Strings And Optional Organ.Preferably 3 Timpani.Only tuba percussion harp and organ are dispensable. When organ isavailable some wind and string instruments may be dispensable. Itwill be necessary to study the full score to decide which omissionscould be covered by organ.Timpani and brass (except tuba) are *not* dispensable.Instrumentation available (HMB220b): 2 Hrn 2 Tpt 2 Tbn Timpani(2/perferably 3) and organ. Organist plays from cond/organ score thatis included within this instrumentation.Recordings available on CD and cassette: (HS268cd)